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Remember tha t this setting refers to the ha rd disk drive itself, ra ther tha n
individua l pa rtitions. Since ea ch IDE controller supports two sepa ra te ha rd
drives, you ca n select the INT# for ea ch. Aga in, you will note tha t the prima ry
ha s a lower interrupt tha n the seconda ry a s describ ed in
lot x Using INT#
”
a bove.
Selecting “
PCI Auto
” allows the system to automatically determine how your
IDE disk system is configured.
Awa rd's ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup progra m which a llows user modify
the system configura tion a nd ha rdwa re pa ra meters. The modified da ta will be
stored in a ba ttery-ba cked CMOS RAM, so da ta will be reta ined even the system
power is off. In genera l, you a re not required to cha nge a ny da ta . Unless there is a
conflict or you re-configuring system, this will need to enter new setup
informa tion. Following section describes how to use this progra m a nd propria te
entries.
The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULT" is recommended in your first time setup this
system or you cha nge the system's configura tion. You will need "LOAD SETUP
DEFAULT" first a nd re-confirure your system. This will be described in la ter
cha pter.
And, it is possible tha t ba ttery fa iled which might ca use da ta lose in CMOS
RAM, then you need to re-enter the system's CMOS RAM a nd re-configure to get
the suita ble pa ra meters.
